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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de48"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de48

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service under the title Social Care and Education Placement. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and concerns the provision of a placement combining social care and education support. The contracting authority is Bristol City Council, based in Bristol. Delivery is associated with the South West of England. The procurement was treated as a light-touch service requirement and covered one completed requirement. This is relevant to organisations that provide fostering, social care, education placement or related support services for public-sector users, particularly providers able to work with a local authority and deliver placements across the South West.

The procurement has been awarded and the requirement is complete. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, under the light-touch services regime. The contract was signed on 3 June 2026 and runs from 4 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. The active contract has a gross value of £156,231.90. The contract was awarded to Blue Sky Fostering Limited, an SME based in Harrow, for the single requirement covering health and social work services. The award is recorded as active, and the contract is also active. The published outcome therefore identifies both the selected provider and the scale and duration of this placement requirement.

This procurement is evidence of Bristol City Council’s demand for externally provided social care and education placements, delivered through a direct, below-threshold route rather than an open competition. A credible future competitor would need experience in fostering or comparable social care placement provision, the ability to support associated education needs, and the operational capacity to work within a council-led placement arrangement. Providers should be able to deliver safe, reliable services for people requiring coordinated care and education support, maintain appropriate safeguarding and care-management processes, and meet public-sector contract administration and reporting expectations. The successful supplier’s SME status also indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a specialist provider rather than only a large national organisation.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2980

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074934-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £156,231 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLUE SKY FOSTERING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 16:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074934-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074934-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.gov.uk
- https://www.blueskyfostering.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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